Murphy's law in cardiac surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a 41-year-old man who underwent heart transplantation after suffering from aortic dissection during the implantation of a biventricular assist device for heart failure after coronary artery bypass grafting. The biventricular assist device had to be operated by hand for 10 hours because of a technical defect. In the end perseverance won out and the patient is now doing well at 2.5 years of follow-up.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart-Assist Devices